A visit to the Bloom Switch Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bloom Switch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bloom Switch Cemetery:
38.8037, -82.7046
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bloom Switch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bloom Switch Cemetery is located in Scioto County<2>.
The county seat for Scioto County is located in Portsmouth. Portsmouth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bloom Switch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bloom Switch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bloom Switch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stidham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stidham Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stidham Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bloom Furnace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brant Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Jackson Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scioto Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pinkerman United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Dever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dever Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dever Cemetery
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- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Titus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Titus Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Pyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pyle Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyle Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bussey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bussey Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Buckhorn #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckhorn #1 Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn #1 Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Slab Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Slab Hollow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Hollow Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Monroe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Oak Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982688 <5>
- Canter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Canter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bloom Switch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bloom Switch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hales Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scioto Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Harrison Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Blackfork Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Slocum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sciotodale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Wheelersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Powellsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Banner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pedro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Sherritts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Frost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Franklin Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bloom Switch Cemetery. The following communities are located in Scioto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bloom Switch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bloom Switch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Scioto County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bloom Switch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1075411 (Bloom Switch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075411 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Scioto
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Webster
- Location given for Bloom Switch Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8036877 Lon: -82.7046102
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bloom Switch Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |